A committee of Japan's lower house passed controversial security bills aimed at beefing up the role of Japan's military on Wednesday, despite domestic opposition and concern among neighboring countries.
At the 1937 exchange rate, property losses incurred by the Chinese amount to more than $100 billion, with indirect losses of $500 billion.
China was the main Oriental battlefield of the World Anti-Fascist War and the Chinese people had made great contributions to winning this war, said a renowned Chinese scholar.
Scholars on Tuesday used historical facts and figures to show China's great loss of life and property in the Anti-Japanese War and stress the country's anti-fascist role in WWII.
Japan cannot use military strength to counter China, said director Hayao Miyazaki as he joined a chorus of protest against a change in Japan's security policy.
A group of 54 Japanese citizens paid a visit to the graves of their adoptive Chinese parents in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.
China invited Japan's PM Shinzo Abe to participate in celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory against Japanese Aggression.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday urged Japan to take an honest and responsible attitude towards history and secure the trust of its neighbors through solid actions.
A photo exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was held at the former Japanese consulate in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province Wednesday.
July 7 is the anniversary of the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945). It's a specific date in the memory of the Chinese.
Chinese President Xi Jinping stresses during the visit that history should always be remembered, and world peace safeguarded.
China Daily reporter Liu Mengyang visited some World War II veterans and listened to their stories of fighting against Japanese invasion.